We are the City of Birmingham Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
B WALK DESCRIPTION: We start from Cleobury Mortimer which is near the Shropshire/Worcestershire border and walk south over rolling landscape with good views passing alongside Reaside Manor Farm, a 16th/17th century building and amongst the oldest occupied in the parish. It is termed a “gentleman's residence” from 1650 and a farmhouse in 19th Century and is now listed on the National Heritage List for England. It’s a very pleasing property to walk alongside. Soon after the next attractive feature is Bayton church which is located on a hill with extensive views of the countryside around. We follow more farmland a mixture of sheep and arable towards the small village of Neen Sollers and the Live and Let Live pub, an out of the way country pub apparently “awash with elaborate woodwork features reclaimed from local churches and stately homes.” Sounds interesting! We have our picnic lunch outside and hopefully time for a drink. We cross the River Teme and turn north following farm tracks and paths across rolling fields, mostly sheep farming, nice views, and arrive back at Cleobury Mortimer to end the walk. Walk distance : 10 miles Total ascent: 1400 feet. Picnic lunch. Leader Brenda Cameron.
Booking is essential for these walks. The fare is £5.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL, please use the link above for our booking page. Coach fare £5, payable cash/cheque or in advance by bank transfer.
The Birmingham Ramblers recently bid for, and won, a grant from the Inclusive Communities Fund which is part of the legacy of the Commonwealth Games. This grant is specifically to assist with coach transport to encourage new people to join the Sunday walks and start walking in country areas.
We will be using this fund to subsidise coach-based walks, such as this one, in areas which offer opportunities to new inexperienced walkers as well as challenges to regular walkers under the banner Keep Fit for a Fiver. As this suggests, we are reducing the coach fare for this and some other selected walks to £5 for all, be they regular walkers or new faces.
The coach pick-up is the layby at the side of St. Chad’s Cathedral. B4 6EU.
